Total number of crimes per 100,000 inhabitants, 2001:
Confronted by this chart without the country names, and asked to identify countries from the list, many people, certainly in Europe, would probably place the USA at the top of the chart. But, in international terms, crime in the USA is low. The image of America as a crime-ridden society may arise from the very high rates that are associated with a small number of inner-city areas. Large parts of rural America are, as an approximation, effectively crime free. [Source: Crime: Economic Incentives and Social Networks]
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Confronted by this chart without the country names, and asked to identify countries from the list, many people, certainly in Europe, would probably place the USA at the top of the chart. But, in international terms, crime in the USA is low. The image of America as a crime-ridden society may arise from the very high rates that are associated with a small number of inner-city areas. Large parts of rural America are, as an approximation, effectively crime free. [Source: Crime: Economic Incentives and Social Networks]via Mit dem Kopf voran
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All you need to know about crime, Marginal Revolution
Mahalanobis - am 2005-07-04 15:00 - Rubrik: economics
